Power plant · Sutton, England, United Kingdom
Beddington EfW
Beddington EfW is a power plant in Sutton, England, United Kingdom, with 26 MW of capacity, operated by Viridor.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sutton (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Beddington Farmlands Waste Management Facility, Beddington Lane, Beddington, CR0 4TD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2019 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 15 May 2013 (permit D2012/66220, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Sutton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Jul 2012 (reference D2012/66220, planning authority Sutton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 May 2013 (granted, reference D2012/66220, planning authority Sutton) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Viridor | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 26 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | EfW Incineration | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.3808, -0.1440 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
Beddington EfW is the 451st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 852nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 26 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 451st of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 852nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,156th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. D2012/66220
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 152 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 123 substations, 48 grid connections (30 operating, 313 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapitalLand - Croyden | Data center | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Segro Croydon (Morgan Stanley) | Data center | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Pulsant South London | Data center | — | — | 3.5 km |
| Harvard lane Primary | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| Ariel Way White City London grid connection | Grid connection | 2.2 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Tertiary Study grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 16 km |
| Southfield Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 km |
| Goldsmiths Primary | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Brentford F C Training Ground 100 grid connection | Grid connection | 120 MW | Planned | 19 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.